Mt Defiance Trail May 20, 2018
Posted: May 20th, 2018, 8:32 pm
As the trail is officially open I went up Mt Defiance Trail to have a look at the damage. Pretty extensive the trail vanishes a couple of times and erosion is going to be an ongoing problem.
Some of you may have seen this feature at the north end of Defiance Trail where PH mcds carved this notch and placed the step a few years back - the step got burned a bit.
01mcds by pauljess999, on Flickr
I watched this ridge burn from over on Dog Mtn during the fire. At the time I did not think the north end got hit, I was wrong.
02NorthEnd by pauljess999, on Flickr
03BurnedTree by pauljess999, on Flickr
Things get worse as you go south.
04DeadTrees by pauljess999, on Flickr
08Trail by pauljess999, on Flickr
09Trail by pauljess999, on Flickr
10Trail by pauljess999, on Flickr
A mile marker reveals itself.
07MileMarker by pauljess999, on Flickr
Lindsey Ridge burnt.
05LindseyRidge by pauljess999, on Flickr
Near the wilderness boundary. Dead trees.
06MoreDeadTrees by pauljess999, on Flickr
Fire up to the wilderness boundary sign at 4000'.
11WildernessSign by pauljess999, on Flickr
Out of the fire zone things returned to normal. Green Pt Mtn and Bear Lake from the west side trail around Defiance.
12GreenPtBearLake by pauljess999, on Flickr
Warren Lake
12WarrenLake by pauljess999, on Flickr
I tagged Defiance and returned on Starvation Ridge. I expected a crowd but it was no busier than any other weekend on Defiance.
It will grow back eventually and in the meantime views will open but unfortunately not in my lifetime.
--Paul
Some of you may have seen this feature at the north end of Defiance Trail where PH mcds carved this notch and placed the step a few years back - the step got burned a bit.
01mcds by pauljess999, on Flickr
I watched this ridge burn from over on Dog Mtn during the fire. At the time I did not think the north end got hit, I was wrong.
02NorthEnd by pauljess999, on Flickr
03BurnedTree by pauljess999, on Flickr
Things get worse as you go south.
04DeadTrees by pauljess999, on Flickr
08Trail by pauljess999, on Flickr
09Trail by pauljess999, on Flickr
10Trail by pauljess999, on Flickr
A mile marker reveals itself.
07MileMarker by pauljess999, on Flickr
Lindsey Ridge burnt.
05LindseyRidge by pauljess999, on Flickr
Near the wilderness boundary. Dead trees.
06MoreDeadTrees by pauljess999, on Flickr
Fire up to the wilderness boundary sign at 4000'.
11WildernessSign by pauljess999, on Flickr
Out of the fire zone things returned to normal. Green Pt Mtn and Bear Lake from the west side trail around Defiance.
12GreenPtBearLake by pauljess999, on Flickr
Warren Lake
12WarrenLake by pauljess999, on Flickr
I tagged Defiance and returned on Starvation Ridge. I expected a crowd but it was no busier than any other weekend on Defiance.
It will grow back eventually and in the meantime views will open but unfortunately not in my lifetime.
--Paul